Harris opposes U.S. Steel’s sale to Japanese firm, at event with Biden
PITTSBURGH — Vice President Kamala Harris used a joint campaign appearance with President Biden in the crucial swing state of Pennsylvania to say that U.S. Steel…
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reportedly on verge of dropping presidential bid
CHICAGO — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appears on the verge of dropping his bid for the presidency, a long-shot candidacy that became even more difficult to…
Julie Chavez Rodriguez, Cesar Chavez’s granddaughter, is heading Harris’ campaign
When then-President Obama awarded California labor leader Dolores Huerta the Presidential Medal of Freedom — the nation’s highest civilian honor — one person was notably…
White House says deals struck to cut prices of Medicare drugs
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration said Thursday that drug price negotiations will knock hundreds of dollars — in some cases thousands — off the list prices…
Opinion: Nancy Pelosi wants you to know she wields power but won’t tell all
Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s new book about major events of her two decades as House speaker or Democratic leader is titled “The Art of Power” —…
Opinion: Reports of the death of Trump’s Project 2025 are greatly exaggerated
This summer more and more voters have gotten to know the gist of Project 2025, the policy opus intended to guide a second Trump administration,…
Electoral politics become a subtext in the prisoner swap with Russia
WASHINGTON — When the Americans freed from Russia stepped on U.S. soil late Thursday night, the first hugs came from a beaming President Biden and Vice…
Experts: Supreme Court term limits require constitutional amendment
WASHINGTON — Term limits for Supreme Court justices are a popular idea, but would require amending the Constitution and would be unlikely to affect the…
What Kamala Harris did on immigration
MEXICO CITY — Speaking in Guatemala City on her first foreign trip as vice president, Kamala Harris issued a stern message to Central Americans. “I want…
Harris allies say VP has figured out the job since her early stumbles
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris looked peeved and exhausted from the weight of expectations as she stood at a hotel meeting room three years ago,…
What Biden’s decision to drop out, endorse Harris means for Newsom
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom’s endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris for the Democratic presidential nomination confirmed a foregone conclusion: Anyone hoping to see the governor…
Vice President Kamala Harris now Democrats’ last hope against Trump
Suddenly, Kamala Harris is Democrats’ last best hope to prevent a Trump restoration and the complete MAGA takeover of Washington. It’s a prospect that thrills…
Meet Kamala Harris’ choices for potential vice presidential candidates
North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper (Hannah Schoenbaum / Associated Press) Cooper became governor in 2017 after a long career in politics in a state…
How Secret Service protection changed for presidents over the years
WASHINGTON — During Abraham Lincoln’s presidency, anyone could come to the White House and see him. Come they did: mothers looking to have their sons released…
Long-winded Trump bores convention to end
MILWAUKEE — After all the buildup, you almost expected Donald Trump to walk on water to reach the stage.But on Thursday night the Republican presidential nominee…
Biden sidelined with COVID as Trump returns to center stage after shooting
An embattled President Biden was resting at his Delaware beach home Thursday, fighting COVID-19 and a rising tide of dissent from within his own party…
Trump nearly died in their town. Now Butler, Pa., faces aftermath
BUTLER, Pa. — About 15 minutes before former President Trump took the stage for his Saturday rally in Butler, he shook hands with Jondavid Longo,…
Opinion: We have to destroy the Republican Party to save it
This week in Milwaukee, the Republican Party will officially nominate for president a man of damnable firsts — first president to be impeached twice, first…
Opinion: Step aside, Joe. It’s time
If Joe Biden is the Democratic nominee this fall against Donald Trump, my vote for him would be the easiest I’ve ever cast.And yet, I’ve…
Biden in make-or-break stretch for his presidential campaign
WASHINGTON — President Biden on Thursday opened a critical stretch in his effort to salvage his imperiled reelection campaign, arguing the stakes extend far beyond his…